Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) and Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) Head-To-Head Analysis

Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) and Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) are both business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Interpublic Group of Companies and Abits Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Interpublic Group of Companies	0	5	4	0	2.44
Abits Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Interpublic Group of Companies currently has a consensus target price of $32.3875, suggesting a potential upside of 24.09%. Given Interpublic Group of Companies’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Interpublic Group of Companies is more favorable than Abits Group.

Profitability

This table compares Interpublic Group of Companies and Abits Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Interpublic Group of Companies	4.27%	28.72%	6.22%
Abits Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Interpublic Group of Companies and Abits Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Interpublic Group of Companies	$10.35 billion	0.92	$689.50 million	$1.18	22.12
Abits Group	$7.04 million	1.40	-$910,000.00	N/A	N/A

Interpublic Group of Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Abits Group.

Risk and Volatility

Interpublic Group of Companies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abits Group has a beta of 3.2, indicating that its share price is 220% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

98.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Abits Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Interpublic Group of Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Abits Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Interpublic Group of Companies beats Abits Group on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Interpublic Group of Companies

The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. provides advertising and marketing services worldwide. It operates in three segments: Media, Data & Engagement Solutions, Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions, and Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions. The Media, Data & Engagement Solutions segment provides media and communications services, digital services and products, advertising and marketing technology, e-commerce services, data management and analytics, strategic consulting, and digital brand experience under the IPG Mediabrands, UM, Initiative, Kinesso, Acxiom, Huge, MRM, and R/GA brand names. The Integrated Advertising & Creativity Led Solutions segment offers advertising, corporate, and brand identity services; and strategic consulting under FCB, IPG Health, McCann Worldgroup, and MullenLowe Group brands. Specialized Communications & Experiential Solutions segment provides public relations and other specialized communications services, live events, sports and entertainment marketing, and strategic consulting under IPG DXTRA Health, The Weber Shandwick Collective, Golin, Jack Morton, Momentum, and Octagon brand names. The company was formerly known as McCann-Erickson Incorporated and changed its name to The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. in January 1961. The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Abits Group

Abits Group Inc. operates in the bitcoin mining business in the United States. The company was formerly known as Moxian (BVI) Inc and changed its name to Abits Group Inc. in November 2023. Abits Group Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.